The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Maryland Department of the Environment
November 2018
Project Fact Sheet
Trade Point Atlantic (Sparrows Point)
Baltimore, Maryland
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Background
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Maryland Department of
the Environment (MDE) are overseeing the investigation, remediation, and
redevelopment of the Trade Point Atlantic (TP A) facility formerly called Sparrows
Point Terminal (SPT). The work at the Facility is governed by a Settlement
Agreement (SA) between EPA and SPT, pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Resource
Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) and a Consent Decree (CD) amongst EPA,
MDE and prior owner Sparrows Point LLC (SPLLC), under RCRA and State
authorities. SPT has also signed an Administrative Consent Order with MDE and
has entered the entire property into the Voluntary Cleanup program.
The SA was developed to govern TPA's assumption of the environmental
investigation and remediation measures at the site while it redevelops the Facility.
Meanwhile, prior redeveloper/owner SPLLC has assumed the remaining obligations
under the CD and the offshore area has been deferred from EPA's RCRA Corrective
Action Program to the CERCLA Program. The SA does not require SPT to perform
any offshore work.
Facility Update
This Fact Sheet provides information on RCRA site investigation status and
activities performed from April -September 2018, and activities planned
for the remainder of 2018.
1. Phase II Work Plans
The Agencies have received the Phase II Work Plans with proposed soil,
groundwater and soil gas sampling points based on the location of potential
releases from historical processes conducted at that parcel and sufficient
additional sampling locations to provide coverage of the entire parcel. Since the
April 2018 public meeting, work plans for the following areas have been
approved:
4- Area A Parcels
•	B-7/B-25
•	B-l 8 Groundwater Investigation
•	B-21
•	B-23
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' Contact and
Resource
Information
Please direct any
questions about this
project to either:
Ms. Barbara Brown
Maryland Department
of Environment
(410) -537-3212
barbara.brown 1 @marv
land.gov
Mr. Erich Weissbart
U.S. EPA
(410) 305-2779
weissbart.erich@epa.g
ov
Ms. Ruth Scharr
U.E. EPA
(410) 305-2633
scharr.ruth.epa.gov
Additional information
can be found at the
following EPA and
MDE websites for the
Trade Point Atlantic
Facility:
EPA RCRA Program -
Trade Point Atlantic
EPA Removal Program
- Trade Point Atlantic

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2. Phase II Investigation Reports
Upon approval of the Phase II Work Plan, field work can begin at the Parcels. Once the field
work is completed and the data is validated, an Investigation Report summarizing the sample
results and initial risk screening is submitted for the Agencies for review. The following
Phase II Reports have been submitted to the Agencies for review, since the April 2018 public
meeting.
4- Area A Parcels
•	A-2 (revision)
•	A-7
•	A-8 (revision)
4- Area B Parcels
•	B-2
(approved)
•	B-5 (revision)
•	B-14
3. Response and Development Work Plans
This process ensures that redevelopment occurs in a way that protects human health and the
environment. The Agencies have approved or are currently reviewing these work plans since the April
2018 public meeting:
4- Area A Parcel	4- Area B Parcels
• All-1	• B2-1 (approved)
•	B2-2
•	B5-1 Addendum (approved)
4. Additional Updates (EPA)
I. Tin Mill Canal
Maintenance cleanup of the Tin Mill Canal is currently ongoing at the Facility. The cleanup effort
generally includes removal and dewatering of sediment, cleaning of outfalls, disposal of non-
hazardous sediments at Grey's Landfill, and placement of a cap. Since the April 2018 public
meeting, capping of Sections #3 and #4 of the Canal have been completed.
Tin Mill Canal: Before
Tin Mill Canal: After

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II. Coke Oven Area Interim Measure
The Interim Measures (IM) at the Coke Oven currently in operation include the following systems
located within five distinct smaller areas: Air Sparge/Soil Vapor Extraction; Groundwater Pump and
Treat; Dual Phase Extraction; Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Recovery; and Multi-
Phase Extraction of Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL). Agencies continue to evaluate the
effectiveness of the IM systems at the Coke Oven.
III. Rod & Wire Mill Interim Measure
The objectives of the (IM) at the Road & Wire Mill (RWM) is to reduce dissolved concentrations of
metals in the groundwater and eliminate the potential for future unacceptable groundwater
discharges to surface water. The IM approach for addressing the elevated metals in groundwater at
RWM is through installation of remediation trenches which helps precipitate the dissolved metals
by rising the groundwater pH. Agencies are currently reviewing the Progress Report for the IM at
the RWM.
IV.	Sitewide Groundwater Investigation
The goals and objectives of the site-wide groundwater study at the Facility are to: (a) determine the
extent of groundwater contamination at the Facility; (b) propose a conceptual site model for
groundwater flow and contaminant migration at the Facility; (c) characterize groundwater usage; and
(d) select Corrective Action Objectives for appropriate groundwater usage. These investigations are
currently ongoing at the site.
V.	Offshore
The EPA Superfund Removal program is evaluating the offshore sediments at the Facility to
determine if removal response actions are warranted. EPA approved the conduct of an Engineering
Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) relating to the offshore sediments and embarked on specific
sampling activities to characterize the extent of offshore sediment contamination.
4- Northwestern Shore
The 'Northwestern' shore is used to describe the area of contamination in Bear Creek. The Bear
Creek widens and enters Baltimore Harbor along the western shore of the Facility. It is believed that
most of the sediment contamination in the Bear Creek that may have originated from the Facility
migrated into Bear Creek from a drainage feature known as Tin Mill Canal. Based upon sample
analytical results collected to date, Bear Creek is believed to be contaminated with various metals,
PCBs and oil/grease. Since the April 2018 public meeting, EPA and MDE have approved an
additional Sampling and Analysis Plan to fill data gaps related to sediment chemistry and toxicology
at the Northwestern shore. Field work is expected to be conducted in October 2018.
4- Eastern Shore
Removal site evaluation sampling activities related to the area considered as offshore of the "Eastern
Shore" of the facility has been conducted by EPA. Based on favorable results from sediment
sampling conducted at the Patapsco River, Old Bay Road and Jones Creek, EPA and MDE do not
anticipate further action for the Eastern Offshore Sediments.

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Sparrows Point
Investigation Status
9/13/2018
lnvestigation_Status
Parcel Boundaries
Work Plan Submitted
Work Plan Approved
Investigation Completed
Final Cleanup Approved

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